"The expert's greatest weakness lies in the fact that he is called as an expert and is most reluctant to admit that he doesn't know all that is knowable about the subject to which he is called to testify." ―Edward Huntington Williams, _The Doctor in Court_, 1929 "Experts should be on tap, not on top." - Sir Winston Churchill "If it comes to a traditional tank battle, better let the experts handle it. Best thing a civilian can do is disappear." - Marine Major Tim Stevens "When you seek a new path to truth, you must expect to find it blocked by expert opinion." - Albert Guérard "An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.” - Niels Bohr "A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice." - James Callaghan "As the global recession began in 2008, the Greek economy featured high levels of public debt, a large trade deficit, undiversified industries, an o verextended public sector, militant trade unions, widespread corruption, uneven payment of taxes, an overvalued currency, consumers expecting rising living standards and euro membership based on inaccurate data. Yet in February 2009, the European Union's economics commissioner Joaquin Almunia observed: 'The Greek economy is in better condition compared with the average condition in the eurozone, which is currendy in recession.'" - Jason Manolopoulos, _Greece's 'Odious' Debt_ (2011)